New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
the Republican party. committee was appointed 70
draft suitable resolutions to be submitted 70 the cuo
at liza next meeting
VARIOUS SCHEMES or Rapid TRANSIT
THE COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER VARIOUS SCHEMES

THE COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER VARIOUS sChhMEo
AND ADJOURN WITHOUT ACTION.
Attse regular me- eting OF the Rapid Transit Commits
sion held the Equitable Building yesterday oehera
Louis Fitzgerald presided. The other commissioners
present were James B. Smith stevenson 1owe ana
Thomas c. Clark Colonel Frederic Hopper with the AID
OF a stenographer kept a record OF the proceedings
Commissioner G. L. Rives the only member absent.
G. b. Morse presented a pansof rapid transit FOR a
steam elevated railroad from the Battery TO Harlem
River, express trains to be in thirty minutes The
route proposed Is through Broad, Nassau, City Han
Square connecting here with the Brooklyn BRIDGE
Centre Marion Lafayette and Aston places to Fourth
eve. Twenty-thiro-st.. TO Madisonave. to Harlem
River Bridge connecting with trains at Mott Haven IL
is claimed by this the Eastern and western
mails be delivered at the Post Ccc one hour carrier
than they According TO the model presented
this be built OF dense cast tubular steel
shield to prevent water oil anything from dropping
the is provided also conduit 10 carry do"h
to the streets whatever may accumulate under the
tracks All the ferries above City Hall are to be con-
nected with the main line.
on the part OF the Broadway Transit Company for an
elevated steam railway from the Battery to Fortyssc-
ondst j. NJ. Hannah presented a supplemental paper
setting forth that the double track would occupy thr
teen aud half feet only. At the narrowest point In
Nassau-st, which is thirty-tws feet In width,
space OF nine and half feet on eacn sde
would he left clear. BY the use OF
small steel ties feet apart but slight obstruction
to the light the would he caused As IL Was 10
be cable road there wouli be noise. ashes or gas
There would be wheels only, ana these nced
In wood would rendered The cars would ne
wider than he ordinary horse cars seating n,eeh
persons each side. Cars single or In Ians ~ re-
pur.d wonld starr every half minute At the terminus
the would come around on circle oovlHIns wa wa
necessity for switching. and no unused cars woua sau
In the street At no station would tne moor OF te
be seventeen feet above tine ground so tlat tne
station stairway would be higher than the nrst moor
ordinary houses. There wonli he no nefd OF sVaton
houses waitinsroons rs he care would pass every
hall minute IL the commission thought thht Nssshu-s
would be da aged by this occupancy, the company re-
Broadway-Ihis to he the erminus-ihe ROAD 10 CONF
around a circle without placing columns IN the ROAD
Interfering with the tracks OF the morse railways
Al any point ~, vi. ~
Henry d. srdgwIck. representing the New-fork IN,
derground Railway. hled brief proposing INV Anu
additional route, south OF Lafayette place. 10 the oly
Hail. under Elm-sL, this street to be EXTENDED ana
>widened that four tracks could be laid IRON beeck
er-st north to second-st bnt there would DC onY
two tracks south Blocker under Muberry-st rms
would the double advantage OF four tracks .ron
City Hall aud at the same time bring
the line south OF afav place 10 Broadway
Lawson y. Fuller. on behalf ot the property-h"lurrs,
west AT Central Park Kugsbridge took the ground
that the rapid transit schemes proposed mp TO dae ava
meet the needs OF the people lie was OF thc op
that road should run through Tenth 70 the end
OF the island Mr. Fuller urged The b. ard 10 locate the
road through the bonievar and said that the lfglate
could then he petitioned to repeal the act e1cdhg the
bOueNaf
without taking action any OF the proposed rones'
the Commission adiOnr ed
the room. unknown person who refused 10 give Ms
could work his eyes at ne rate OF anout
300 binks per minute created some excitement by de-
nonnciug the Iuaps. plans aud models or the Inlri-
ground incorrect AMI misleading GAVIN
Goddard accepted the OF battle on the part OF tne
company, aud unpleasant epihes ana opproorlouS IN
situations flew hicK and fast for awhile ana the
prospects Of personal encounter were AT one 'ne e1
ceent Through the united efoT OF Colonel Hopper
and Mr. Fuller. however grlmVls"ged war was lhuu' eu
smooth his wrnslel fion ana tue valoons possessor
fastn ctang eye induced TO depart without
numbering anybody.